Anyone here like to play PC games on your home computer? I am not talking of online games, just the ones you buy at Best Buy, take home and pray will install correctly

This Christmas we bought our youngest son Call of Duty 2. It is a first-person WWII game. Wow, is it ever intense! I usually don't play too many PC games (the missus gets pretty pissed when I play and she thinks I should be doing something else).But I have found myself playing this alot. You can play either as an American, British or Soviet soldier. The common theme is fighting Germans. Either in Russia, North Africa or Europe.I've really been enjoying it.

Micro$oft's Combat Flight Simulator; the first one, flying a Supermarine Spitfire in the Battle of Britain.Yes; there are far more creative things to do with my time; it is addictive, and a colossal time-waster, so it's not been installed on my computer for a couple of years now.

Padriag call of duty2 is good, but if you like that game Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood will absolutly blow you out of the water. I like the Civilization series but got Brothers in arms for my roomate for Christmas he loves all those games. It is so realistic that the History channel has a TV show based on the videogame and the people that actually fought these battles helped make the game. I am trying not to get addicted but it is hard )).

Hubby enjoys Civilization 1-4 (just got 4 for Christmas), Pirates, Quake 4, Age of Empires 3, and used to play Tribes and Halo, though doesn't now. He's really been favoring the Civilization series more than anything else. Loves 4!

Our girls are into Warcraft, Civilization 1-3 (haven't had a chance with 4 yet ), ZooTycoon 1 & 2, Quake (which I hate to see them on!!), StarWars Battlefront 2, Halo and Tribes.

I don't really play games, except rarely, and the ones I will play are more puzzle-solving varieties (Beyond Atlantis). Long ago, many many moons ago, (pre-kids) hubby tried to introduce me to PCgaming by way of SimCity. I did like it, found it intriguing to handle all those aspects, etc....a bit too well, though. He got me started just before noon. Shortly afterwards he came down to see how things were progressing, and asked what I was thinking of for dinner that night. I shrugged, kept playing. It was when he came down to tell me good-night (just a little while later, it seemed!) that I was stunned/shocked/ashamed to find out I'd spent ALL DAY playing that game!! Haven't touched it since. (Hubby was greatly amused, btw).

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Dreamer1 - that is funny. I, too have spent many hours playing a game, only to get my ears boxed by my wife, who is not amused by an adult playing computer games so much!I have a friend that regularly crawls into bed at 3:00 or 4:00 in the a.m., from playing his games!

I have played Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon with much amusement. However, there is only one game I play these days. Since 2004 I have played Tiger Woods PGA Tour. I play online but it is an installed PC game that can be played offline. There are several ways to compete with other players. I play on a game ladder which is a website specifically designed to track member's games. Also, I manage a small club on the game server. My back injury is the only thing that allows me enough time to waste on such a fruitless endeavor.

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I think your friend may be playing a bit too much! My hubby spends most of his free time playing games, but I don't mind because he enjoys it so much. Besides, it helps to keep your mind active (like other puzzles do) and it's helped our girls learn to develop strategy, understand logistics, accept more responsibility, and to be more alert in general....all good things! (Maybe you could run those by your wife, and point out that it's healthy for us grown-ups, too!) I think it keeps us young at heart, and what's wrong with that?